Shoe and shoe upper

ABSTRACT

A shoe is constructed to include a tubular shoe upper of crossed woven fabric formed of woven ribbons by cross weaving and adapted for covering the foot of the leg, the tubular shoe upper having a foot hole for the insertion of the foot and a binding extended around the foot hole, an insole fixedly fastened to the tubular shoe upper by stitches, and an outsole directly molded on the insole.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to shoes and, more particularly, toa casual shoe, which has a tubular shoe upper of elastic woven fabric.

[0002] During the fabrication of a regular shoe, more particularly acasual shoe, a fabric shoe upper A is cut from a woven fabric AO bystamping subject to a predetermined shape, and then a shoe lining A1 isprepared and adhered to the inside wall of the fabric shoe upper A, andthen the bottom A2 of the fabric shoe upper A is bent inwards andfixedly adhered or stitched to a sheet of cloth B, and then the sheet ofcloth B is adhered to an insole C, and then the peripheral wall of theinsole C is bonded or stitched to the fabric shoe upper A, and then anoutsole D is injection-molded on or bonded to the bottom sidewall of theinsole C. This fabrication procedure consumes much labor and much glue,resulting in high manufacturing cost. Because the lining A1 is adheredto the inside wall of the fabric shoe upper A, the shoes has poorventilation. It is not comfortable to wear the shoe in a hot day.Furthermore, this structure of shoe is not durable in use. When runningor jumping, the connection area between the fabric shoe upper A and theesheet of cloth B tends to be damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention has been accomplished to provide a shoe,which eliminates the aforesaid drawbacks. It is one object of thepresent invention to provide a casual shoe, which is easy andinexpensive to manufacture. It is another object of the presentinvention to provide a casual shoe, which admits air. It is stillanother object of the present invention to provide a shoe, which iscomfortable and durable in use. To achieve these and other objects ofthe present invention, the shoe comprises a tubular shoe upper ofcrossed woven fabric formed of woven ribbons by cross weaving andadapted for covering the foot of the leg, the tubular shoe upper havinga foot hole for the insertion of the foot and a binding extended aroundthe foot hole, an insole fixedly fastened to the tubular shoe upper bystitches, and an outsole directly molded on the insole. Further, thewoven ribbons used for making the tubular shoe upper are preferably madeof elastic fiber materials, for example, spandex.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0004]FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing showing the fabrication of an upperfor shoe according to the prior art.

[0005]FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a shoe constructed according to theprior art.

[0006]FIG. 3 illustrates the structure of a tubular shoe upper for shoeaccording to the present invention.

[0007]FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a shoe constructed according to thepresent invention.

[0008]FIG. 5 illustrates the use of a shoe constructed according to thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0009] Referring to FIGS. from 3 through 5, woven ribbons 10 are usedand woven into a tubular shoe upper 1 (see FIG. 3). The woven ribbons 10are made of elastic fiber material, for example, spandex. The tubularshoe upper 1 is properly cut to provide a foot hole 11 (see FIG. 3). Abinding 111 is then fastened to the tubular shoe upper 1 around the foothole 11 (see FIG. 4). An insole 2 is prepared subject to a predeterminedshape (See FIG. 4). An outsole 3 is directly molded from plastics on thebottom sidewall of the insole 2. The insole 2 is then bonded to the shoeupper 1 (see FIG. 5).

[0010] According to the present invention, the woven ribbons 10 arecross woven into the tubular shoe upper 1 at the cross angle of about30˜60°.

[0011] According to an alternate form of the present invention, theoutsole 3 is separately molded from plastics, and then adhered orstitched to the insole 2.

[0012] Because the shoe upper 1 is directly fastened to the insole 2without lining, the fabrication of the shoe is easy, and themanufacturing cost of the shoe is low. When finished, the shoe isdurable in use. Furthermore, because the shoe upper 1 is a woven fabricof woven ribbons 10, it admits air and, has a comfortable touch.

[0013] Although a particular embodiment of the invention has beendescribed in detail for purposes of illustration, various modificationsand enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited exceptas by the appended claims.

What the invention claimed is:
 1. A shoe comprising a tubular shoe upperof crossed woven fabric formed of woven ribbons by cross weaving andadapted for covering the foot of the leg, said tubular shoe upper havinga foot hole for the insertion of the foot, an insole fixedly fastened tosaid tubular shoe upper at a bottom side, and an outsole fixedlyfastened to said insole at a bottom side.
 2. The shoe as claimed inclaim 1, wherein said woven ribbons are woven into said tubular shoeupper by cross weaving at the cross angle of about 30˜60°.
 3. The shoeas claimed in claim 1, wherein said tubular shoe upper furthercomprising a binding fixedly fastened thereto around said foot hole. 4.The shoe as claimed in claim 1, wherein said insole is bonded to saidtubular shoe body.
 5. The shoe as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidinsole is stitched to said tubular shoe body.
 6. An upper for shoecomprising a tubular cross-woven fabric body formed of woven ribbons bycross weaving and adapted for covering the foot of the leg, said tubularshoe upper having a foot hole for the insertion of the foot.
 7. Theupper for shoe as claimed in claim 5, wherein said woven ribbons arewoven into said tubular cross-woven fabric body by cross weaving at thecross angle of about 30˜60°.
 8. The upper for shoe as claimed in claim 5further comprising a binding fixedly fastened to said tubularcross-woven fabric body around said foot hole